[Howto]: protected folders

[quantuminformation]

Version

VisualStudio Code extension

Operating System

MacOS

Your question

How do we prevent this bot looking at protected folders or files, ie .env files with keys?

[luyandadhlamini2]

1. Use an external secrets management service such as:
   • AWS Secrets Manager
   • GCP Secrets Manager Using such a service will eliminate the need for storing credentials in a local .env file.

OR

2. Only use testing credentials while still developing your app with gpt-pilot.
   • Change to production/live credentials only when you are deploying the app.